It was a rough 2.5 hours, but this afternoon I passed my final
Ph.D. oral defence. Now all I have to do is make some
corrections to my thesis, submit it to the library, and
attend Convocation on May 30.
My thesis is in geophysics, specifically applied math applied
to theoretical seismology and continuum mechanics. The
title is "On Backus average in modelling guided waves”
and I will announce on here when the final version is
available online.
I probably would have gotten my Ph.D. back in 1993 if I
hadn’t been affected by bipolar disorder starting in 1991,
but luckily I have not had significant problems since
early 2005 and have not been in hospital since July, 1996.
The CV on my home page needs to be updated with the
recent Ph.D. residency and with the five papers on which
the thesis is based, but I probably won’t do that until
after I get my thesis in the library. I plan to take the
summer mostly off but will start looking for a postdoc
for the fall or winter reasonably soon.
It was a rough 2.5 hours, but this afternoon I passed my final Ph.D.
oral defence....
It was a rough 2.5 hours, but this afternoon I passed my final
Ph.D. oral defence. Now all I have to do is make some
corrections to my thesis, submit it to the library, and
attend Convocation on May 30.
My thesis is in geophysics, specifically applied math applied
to theoretical seismology and continuum mechanics. The
title is "On Backus average in modelling guided waves”
and I will announce on here when the final version is
available online.
I probably would have gotten my Ph.D. back in 1993 if I
hadn’t been affected by bipolar disorder starting in 1991,
but luckily I have not had significant problems since
early 2005 and have not been in hospital since July, 1996.
The CV on my home page needs to be updated with the
recent Ph.D. residency and with the five papers on which
the thesis is based, but I probably won’t do that until
after I get my thesis in the library. I plan to take the
summer mostly off but will start looking for a postdoc
for the fall or winter reasonably soon.
On 4/19/2018 10:21 PM, David Dalton wrote:
It was a rough 2.5 hours, but this afternoon I passed my final
Ph.D. oral defence. Now all I have to do is make some
corrections to my thesis, submit it to the library, and
attend Convocation on May 30.
My thesis is in geophysics, specifically applied math applied
to theoretical seismology and continuum mechanics. The
title is "On Backus average in modelling guided waves”
and I will announce on here when the final version is
available online.
I probably would have gotten my Ph.D. back in 1993 if I
hadn’t been affected by bipolar disorder starting in 1991,
but luckily I have not had significant problems since
early 2005 and have not been in hospital since July, 1996.
The CV on my home page needs to be updated with the
recent Ph.D. residency and with the five papers on which
the thesis is based, but I probably won’t do that until
after I get my thesis in the library. I plan to take the
summer mostly off but will start looking for a postdoc
for the fall or winter reasonably soon.
congradulations!!
years and years of hard work there!
I never tried got masters instead, needed $$ faster.
On 4/20/2018 12:05 AM, Sergio wrote:
On 4/19/2018 10:21 PM, David Dalton wrote:Sergio is correct. When I was an undergrad I had a bunch of data on
It was a rough 2.5 hours, but this afternoon I passed my final
Ph.D. oral defence. Now all I have to do is make some
corrections to my thesis, submit it to the library, and
attend Convocation on May 30.
My thesis is in geophysics, specifically applied math applied
to theoretical seismology and continuum mechanics. The
title is "On Backus average in modelling guided waves”
and I will announce on here when the final version is
available online.
I probably would have gotten my Ph.D. back in 1993 if I
hadn’t been affected by bipolar disorder starting in 1991,
but luckily I have not had significant problems since
early 2005 and have not been in hospital since July, 1996.
The CV on my home page needs to be updated with the
recent Ph.D. residency and with the five papers on which
the thesis is based, but I probably won’t do that until
after I get my thesis in the library. I plan to take the
summer mostly off but will start looking for a postdoc
for the fall or winter reasonably soon.
congradulations!!
years and years of hard work there!
I never tried got masters instead, needed $$ faster.
salaries and professional pay as years of experience go on. One thing
was very clear and that is that a Master's is the optimum point. Even
though you start higher with Ph.D. you never really make up the lost
years it took to get it while the master's degree guy has a job and is advancing in salary while you vegetate. And a postdoc is worse putting
you Way behind the curve. Sometimes there are other considerations than
mere money, however.
On 4/19/2018 11:21 PM, David Dalton wrote:
It was a rough 2.5 hours, but this afternoon I passed my finalContrary to what you may have observed in this group posting on the
Ph.D. oral defence. Now all I have to do is make some
corrections to my thesis, submit it to the library, and
attend Convocation on May 30.
My thesis is in geophysics, specifically applied math applied
to theoretical seismology and continuum mechanics. The
title is "On Backus average in modelling guided waves”
and I will announce on here when the final version is
available online.
I probably would have gotten my Ph.D. back in 1993 if I
hadn’t been affected by bipolar disorder starting in 1991,
but luckily I have not had significant problems since
early 2005 and have not been in hospital since July, 1996.
The CV on my home page needs to be updated with the
recent Ph.D. residency and with the five papers on which
the thesis is based, but I probably won’t do that until
after I get my thesis in the library. I plan to take the
summer mostly off but will start looking for a postdoc
for the fall or winter reasonably soon.
internet does NOT cure mental illness. Good news is bipolar tends to
come and go. Bad news is it usually does show up eventually. But good
news is that with proper daily effort on your part it can be dealt with
if not cured. (This is life advice not medical advice and I have seen it done)
Well congratulations on making into the special club. "Dr. Kensi" will
show you the secret handshake.
Postdoc? <Snort>! Hey what you are supposed to do now is get a real job
and contribute back to society. Forget being a "student with degree" who
does all the work and innovation while your boss with the job takes all
the money and credit. Screw that! What is your degree in? ChemistrY?
Rule for accepting a job. Ask yourself: "Would I take this job if it
paid NOTHING?" If the answer is "yes" take the job (which presumably
won't pay nothing) otherwise keep looking. Your education is not over
now, it's just beginning! Think of each new job as an opportunity to
learn about something you want to know.
On 4/20/2018 5:14 PM, benj wrote:
On 4/19/2018 11:21 PM, David Dalton wrote:
It was a rough 2.5 hours, but this afternoon I passed my final
Ph.D. oral defence. Now all I have to do is make some
corrections to my thesis, submit it to the library, and
attend Convocation on May 30.
My thesis is in geophysics, specifically applied math applied
to theoretical seismology and continuum mechanics. The
title is "On Backus average in modelling guided waves”
and I will announce on here when the final version is
available online.
I probably would have gotten my Ph.D. back in 1993 if I
hadn’t been affected by bipolar disorder starting in 1991,
but luckily I have not had significant problems since
early 2005 and have not been in hospital since July, 1996.
The CV on my home page needs to be updated with theContrary to what you may have observed in this group posting on the internet does NOT cure mental illness. Good news is bipolar tends to
recent Ph.D. residency and with the five papers on which
the thesis is based, but I probably won’t do that until
after I get my thesis in the library. I plan to take the
summer mostly off but will start looking for a postdoc
for the fall or winter reasonably soon.
come and go. Bad news is it usually does show up eventually. But good
news is that with proper daily effort on your part it can be dealt with
if not cured. (This is life advice not medical advice and I have seen it done)
Well congratulations on making into the special club. "Dr. Kensi" will
show you the secret handshake.
Postdoc? <Snort>! Hey what you are supposed to do now is get a real job
and contribute back to society. Forget being a "student with degree" who does all the work and innovation while your boss with the job takes all
the money and credit. Screw that! What is your degree in? ChemistrY?
Rule for accepting a job. Ask yourself: "Would I take this job if it
paid NOTHING?" If the answer is "yes" take the job (which presumably
won't pay nothing) otherwise keep looking. Your education is not over
now, it's just beginning! Think of each new job as an opportunity to
learn about something you want to know.
he can float over to the oil industry, make big bucks. I met a retired geologist, rich dude, may be phd, all he did was identify shells in the
rock strata that told them how the depth of the oil well was and if it
was going to hit oil. big bucks in that, now more mapped, automated,
(in article <pbdtvm$fvm$2...@gioia.aioe.org>):
- show quoted text -
Yeah, if I don’t land a postdoc I may lean on some of my friends
in high places in Calgary to see if I can land a job in an oil
company or geophysical service company
It was a rough 2.5 hours, but this afternoon I passed my final
Ph.D. oral defence. Now all I have to do is make some
corrections to my thesis, submit it to the library, and
attend Convocation on May 30.
My thesis is in geophysics, specifically applied math applied
to theoretical seismology and continuum mechanics. The
title is "On Backus average in modelling guided waves”
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